Iran is already influential within BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), and its influence is growing. According to an Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration report in May, Iran’s trade with BRICS member states between March 21, 2022-Feb. 19, 2023, worth $34.98 billion USD, “which excludes crude oil exports.” China was Iran’s main trade partner (worth $27.76 billion).
Iran is experiencing a big boost with its partnership with BRICS. Its inclusion aids its quest for legitimacy and decreases its reputation as a terrorist state. This legitimization of the Iranian regime ignores its treatment of dissidents, its arbitrary detentions, its abuse of women, and its brutality in the face of massive nationwide protests. Iran’s BRICS partnership also rewards it with bigger trade opportunities, giving it even more money to fund terrorism and expand its aid to its proxies. Iran is also warming up to some of its Arab neighbors since the China-brokered rapprochement with Saudi Arabia. All while decrepit Joe Biden sinks America deeper into the depths.
“Russia, Iran Discuss Tehran’s Coming BRICS Membership,” Russia Briefing, September 26, 2023:
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Tehran’s full-scale involvement in BRICS’ activities was the focus of a telephone call between Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Ebrahim Raisi of Iran, the Kremlin press service said on Tuesday (September 26).“Ebrahim Raisi gave thanks for supporting Iran’s application for BRICS membership. The sides discussed steps to ensure Iran’s smooth integration into the association’s full-format activities taking into account Russia’s presidency in 2024,” it said. The phone call was initiated by the Iranian side.
The decision on admitting Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates was made at the BRICS August summit in Johannesburg. The countries will become official members of the organization effective January 1, 2024.
In the framework of his foreign policy doctrine, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has paid close attention to promoting economic diplomacy, the importance of multilateralism, Iran’s active presence in regional economic organizations, and new South-South cooperation. With Iran becoming a permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a permanent presence in BRICS became a logical next step, with Tehran participating in BRICS meetings and summits.
From Tehran’s point of view, participation in BRICS with about 26% of the area, about 42% of the world’s population, strengthening economic and financial cooperation, an increasing role in the future of the world’s economy and geopolitics, would be a ‘new season’, that will increase political and economic power, and will be a “strategic victory” for Iran’s foreign policy….
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Iran can replace India as the “I” in BRICS. It has always looked ridiculous how India can be a member of 2 China-led groups – BRICS and SCO. India used to be very involved in SAARC (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bhutan & Nepal), but under their BJP government, they dropped that in favor of BIMSTEC (which has the above countries, minus Pakistan, Afghanistan & Maldives, and plus Burma & Thailand). Similarly, they should withdraw from BRICS & SCO, & instead create other non-China groups, which could include Taiwan, Israel, & any other group of countries that they like
As for Iran, they’re joining the right club. I can see an “oil-route” to China – from Saudi Arabia via Iraq, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan to Xinjiang. Unlike in the case of the G20 agreement to have something from Europe to Israel to India, where they’d have to go the likes of Iran & Pakistan, in this case, all the countries along the route are muslim & can terminate it in Xinjiang, where the Chicoms can continue to pay them while they look the other way while Uyghurs keep getting slaughtered
SJ says
Speaking of the Uyghurs. I’ve read so many reports and even searched reports that the Uyghurs are, and have been terrorists that China has been fighting for many decades, such as taking over mass lands in China and behaving the same way that Islam does throughout Europe. So, when can we get a true understanding of that story?
I realize China is not place for human rights, but either is any Islamic Middle East country – and never has been. I tend to believe the Chinese more than the lies we get from the other. Lies, they always, always LIE!
John Smith says
At the present moment BRICS is still in it’s infancy. The long term aim of BRICS is to create a new currency that will that will replace the US dollar as the worlds dominant currency. Personally I can’t see it happening, it never happened with the euro, and I don’t believe it will happen with any new currency. The only way the US dollar will lose it’s dominance is if this Biden administration remains in office.
SJ says
I do not believe India is a friend. They have been illegal occupied by Pakistan and others. They’ve never voted with us in the UN, and then complained about the terrorists that murder them.
Biden? We must vote him out, and reverse his policies. He is treasonous and so is almost everyone surrounded by him. Policy reversals must include a change to our immigration system. We also must change the law and stop foreign nations and people from buying any land in the U.S.!! In addition, this must include denial into our nations universities, and stop doing business with them completely.
How do we allow the Pakistan government to own the Roosevelt Hotel in NYC? That’s just one example of many. Why are we even allies with Pakistan? Or Qatar? Or even Saudi? As well as too many to list here.
How many of you want to see your children and every one of your female relatives wearing a burka or being stoned in the square, after being Cut?
I’m starting to understand that the ignorance of our youth is due to the lies taught to them by Imported enemies in our schools, but also too many of them are ignorant and don’t know or care about actually researching things, and simply believe the lies told to them.
Aum says
Fragmentation of the world in to multi-polar blocs.